Jharrett Bryantt
160:37 - 161:18
"if the board declined to adopt this particular adoption in a process that's been executed for numerous years... then I would recommend that we do a wholesale deep dive into the process, which would delay the curriculum, which would mean that students wouldn't have these high-quality materials next school year. It would also deter us from being able to implement a pilot implementation in the spring."
“if the board declined to adopt this particular adoption in a process that's been executed for numerous years... then I would recommend that we do a wholesale deep dive into the process, which would delay the curriculum, which would mean that students wouldn't have these high-quality materials next school year. It would also deter us from being able to implement a pilot implementation in the spring.”
- Speaker
- Jharrett Bryantt
- Timestamp
- 160:37 – 161:18
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 18, 2026
From the transcript
And I think just to, to zoom out, um, we would respect the will of the board in either situation. But I think what Mr. Prince is alluding to is that if the board declined to adopt this particular adoption in a process that's been executed for numerous years— I don't believe aspects of this process are new— then I would recommend that we do a wholesale deep dive into the process, which would delay the curriculum, which would mean that students wouldn't have these high-quality materials next school year. It would also deter us from being able to implement a pilot implementation in the spring. So it would be a consequential decision, but it is the, the will of the body to make that decision one way or another.
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